Method for the biotechnological production of xylitol
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for the biotechnological production of xylitol, in which micro-organisms capable of metabolizing xylose to xylitol are used by modifying micro-organisms such that oxidation of NADH by enzymes other than the xylose reductase is reduced or excluded, cultivating the micro-organisms in a substrate containing xylose and 10-40 grams per liter of sulfite salt, and enriching the xylitol and recovering it from the substrate.
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The invention relates to a method for the biotechnological production of xylitol, in which micro-organisms capable of metabolizing xylose to xylitol are used by modifying micro-organisms such that oxidation of NADH by enzymes other than the xylose reductase is reduced or excluded, cultivating the micro-organisms in a substrate containing xylose and 10-40 grams per liter of sulfite salt, and enriching the xylitol and recovering it from the substrate.
| Original language | English |
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| IPC (International Patent Classification) | C12P 19/ 02 A I |
| Patent number | US2005148055 |
| Country/Territory | Germany |
| Priority date | 15 May 2003 |
| Priority number | WO2003DE01619 |
| Publication status | Published - 7 Jul 2005 |